Right now, local time in Irkutsk is 18:02 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Irkutsk ranks #945 worldwide by population and #23 in Russia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Irkutsk GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 47m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:47
- Daylight range
- 7h 41m (winter) – 16h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Irkutsk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.2957° N, 104.2908° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 623,869 · #945 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Irkutsk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.30° S, 75.71° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Puerto Natales, Chile, about 228 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:02 GMT-3 (America/Punta_Arenas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Irkutsk today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:02
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:47
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 19:23
- Qibla direction
- 263.6° from north (W (264°))
Full prayer timetable for Irkutsk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Irkutsk sits in the Asia/Irkutsk time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Irkutsk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 3,330 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,980 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.30° N, 104.29° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 02:02 | −16h |
| Chicago | 04:02 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 07:02 | −11h |
| London | 10:02 | −8h |
| Paris | 11:02 | −7h |
| Moscow | 13:02 | −5h |
| Dubai | 14:02 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 15:32 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:02 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 18:02 | same time |
| Tokyo | 19:02 | +1h |
| Sydney | 21:02 | +3h |
Best time to call Irkutsk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Irkutsk local time:
Cities sharing Irkutsk's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow13:02
- Saint Petersburg13:02
- Novosibirsk17:02
- Yekaterinburg15:02
- Nizhniy Novgorod13:02
- Kazan13:02
- Chelyabinsk15:02
- Omsk16:02
- Samara14:02
- Rostov-on-Don13:02
- Ufa15:02
- Krasnoyarsk17:02
Distances from Irkutsk
| Tokyo | 3,330 km | ESE (110°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,439 km | SSE (162°) |
| Moscow | 4,201 km | WNW (303°) |
| Mumbai | 4,593 km | SW (228°) |
| Dubai | 5,063 km | WSW (253°) |
| Singapore | 5,665 km | S (181°) |
| London | 6,490 km | NW (315°) |
| Paris | 6,579 km | NW (311°) |
| Chicago | 9,480 km | N (9°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,564 km | NE (34°) |
| Sydney | 10,608 km | SE (142°) |
| São Paulo | 15,980 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Irkutsk
- Dzerzhinsk7 km · 18:02
- Markova11 km · 18:02
- Pivovarikha11 km · 18:02
- Pad’ Mel’nichnaya16 km · 18:02
- Smolenshchina12 km · 18:02
- Urik19 km · 18:02
- Khomutovo20 km · 18:02
- Shelekhov16 km · 18:02
FAQ
What time is it in Irkutsk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Irkutsk (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Irkutsk in?
Irkutsk runs on the Asia/Irkutsk IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Irkutsk observe daylight saving time?
Irkutsk does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Irkutsk today?
Irkutsk sees sunrise at 07:58 and sunset at 17:36 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Irkutsk tonight?
The moon phase over Irkutsk tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Irkutsk?
The antipode of Irkutsk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.30° S, 75.71° W. It falls on land, near Puerto Natales, Chile, about 228 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Irkutsk?
Irkutsk lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Irkutsk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Irkutsk, clocks run about 47 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.